crake

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Recent Examples of crake The most intriguing sighting of all was made by several fortunate observers who had tantalizing glimpses of a possible corn crake at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 On the trail, Holt describes the nearby corn crake to Kevin, who can’t see through his swollen eyes. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021 Among its rare and exclusive wildlife are giant tortoises, marine iguanas, penguins, finches, crakes, and species of mice found nowhere else in the world. Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020 The Cedar Beach bird was only the second corn crake recorded in New York State since Grover Cleveland was president. Richard O. Prum, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crake
Noun
  • Paint the crow with liquid gold leaf.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Bob Ross painting a landscape as his pet crow holds a paintbrush in its beak.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So rang the delighted screech of a young Manchester United fan outside the Progress with Unity Stadium, an hour before United’s Women’s Champions League debut against Valarenga on Wednesday night.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Once upon a time the screech of the dial-up sound signaled our entry into a new realm in the form of the Internet.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The report noted that the bay’s famous seagrass beds were undergoing a massive die-off, accompanied by algal blooms that depleted oxygen levels, thereby killing fish in large numbers.
    Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Certain bark layers, saps, and other plant matter can actually photoluminesce.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There is a large amount of insect activity or excessive holes in the bark leaking sap.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • They are known to work in teams when hunting, and communicate with chirps, growls, whistles and body language.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This isn’t like missing a 2-foot putt, or getting posterized, or letting a groundball squeak through your legs or blowing a tire on the ice.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon October Prime Day deal: Get 14% off these dog squeak toys This squeaky toy set for dogs include five chew toys: a fox, lion, tiger, squirrel, and raccoon.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its chic showroom, replete with furniture by cofounder Jurgita Dileviciute’s separate design firm Project 213A, drew a pack of editors, stylists and buyers — all attracted by the label’s signature peep-toe mules and pumps.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The social media star’s custom satin gold peep-toe heels were from Nou.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The picture, showing Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre (then Roberts) at what was said to be Ghislaine Maxwell’s mews house in London, has dogged Andrew ever since it was first published.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Social media has greatly intensified this process; peep a scene like phonk, which devolved from ‘90s Memphis rap homage to a sewage stream of electronic beats to lift weights and mew to.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025

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“Crake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crake. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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